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With the hope that groundbreaking can take place sometime next summer, city officials are urging the owners of properties on the downtown mall to take advantage of available utility upgrades when renovations get underway. The Downtown Development Commission was recently given an update on the $9.6 million Baltimore Street Renovation Project. One of the mainRead more

Cumberland Economic Development Corporation representatives say they hope that renderings of the redesigned downtown mall will actually look like those projections, upon completion, and will generate enthusiasm among stakeholders and the general public. The Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project, as it is known, will see the mall open to one-way vehicular traffic; a bike lane willRead more

CUMBERLAND — A work group formed during Thursday’s Downtown Development Commission meeting is intended to offer all involved in the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project a centralized way of working together to answer questions and close the project quickly, Cumberland Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Matt Miller said. The drawings for the project, expected to getRead more

CUMBERLAND — City officials are urging the owners of properties on the downtown mall to take advantage of available utility upgrades when renovations get underway. Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss and the City Council were given an update Tuesday on the $9.6 million Baltimore Street Renovation Project expected to get underway next year. The project includesRead more

CUMBERLAND — Now is the time to consider addressing issues of accessibility before renovations begin on Baltimore Street in the city’s downtown, officials said during Thursday’s meeting of the Downtown Development Commission. As of the last update he received, outgoing Cumberland Economic Development Corp. Director Paul Kelly said the plan was still to begin constructionRead more

CUMBERLAND — Delays in the design process will delay construction that was slated to begin in October on the Baltimore Street pedestrian mall. “Nothing was really red-flagged” by the State Highway Administration in the design plans that have been submitted for review thus far, Cumberland Economic Development Corp. executive director Paul Kelly said Tuesday. However,Read more

The Cumberland mayor and City Council voted on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, to seek $4.5 million through a bond sale to cover the cost of a variety of projects, including $1 million for the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project.Read more

CUMBERLAND — Some downtown business owners say the upcoming $9.4 million renovation of the pedestrian mall needs to include a plan to attract new businesses to the town center. Five business owners recently spoke to the Times-News and shared their views on the proposed project, which is expected to get underway in October. They includedRead more

Officials see October 2020 as the likely starting point for the beginning phase of the $9.4 million Baltimore Street Access Project. CUMBERLAND — Officials see October 2020 as the likely starting point for the beginning phase of the $9.4 million Baltimore Street Access Project. Prior estimations had the opening phase possibly beginning in the summer.Read more

CUMBERLAND — The renovation of the downtown Cumberland mall is expected to begin next summer, according to officials. Currently an outdoor pedestrian mall, the Baltimore Street Redevelopment Project calls for the replacement of aging underground utility lines beneath the pedestrian mall, then installing a one-way street from Mechanic Street east to George Street. Baltimore StreetRead more